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Rosetta sees sparks as comet 67P reaches closest approach to sun

Space

Rosetta sees sparks as comet 67P reaches closest approach to sun

The European Space Agency's comet team are celebrating perihelion, the day when comet 67P swings around the sun, taking Rosetta along for the ride

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Kepler sees hints of asteroids pursuing planets near other stars

Space

Kepler sees hints of asteroids pursuing planets near other stars

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What if … We came from space?

Life

What if … We came from space?

Features

#RosettaWatch: Philae lander reveals comet 67P's fluffy surface

Space

#RosettaWatch: Philae lander reveals comet 67P's fluffy surface

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What would happen if a massive comet crashed into the sun?

Space

What would happen if a massive comet crashed into the sun?

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Philae may have moved – and Rosetta will start to look south

Space

Philae may have moved – and Rosetta will start to look south

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Space

Rosetta spots sinkholes and patches of ice on comet's surface

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Don't fear apocalyptic asteroids: you're safer than you think

Space

Don't fear apocalyptic asteroids: you're safer than you think

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Dual asteroid strike hints at chaos in the inner solar system

Earth

Dual asteroid strike hints at chaos in the inner solar system

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Our dream scenario for Philae – and mission finale for Rosetta

Space

Our dream scenario for Philae – and mission finale for Rosetta

Cinzia Fantinati of the German Aerospace Centre explains how Philae will do science, and how the Rosetta mothership will end its mission

Opinion

Space

Philae awakes: What next for probe after 7 month nap on comet?

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Space

#RosettaWatch: Search party may have found missing lander Philae

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Space

#RosettaWatch: 67P formed when two baby comets got together

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Space

Dust from asteroid mining spells danger for satellites

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